Only four hours into first USGA event, Donald Trump gets his golf cart stolen

Star-Ledger File PhotoDonald Trump, shown here at his Bedminster course in 2004, apparently was the victim of golf cart theft during the first day of his first USGA championships.

How quickly do you think Donald Trump pulled the trigger over this?

Monday morning, the first day of competition at Trump National Golf Club-Bedminster for the U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls' Junior, The Donald was cruising around his club catching the action. He was seen scooting around the grounds in the early morning catching some of the top players and parked his lucky No. 13 cart down by the garage to watch some action.

When he came back, it wasn't there -- and worse, his cell phone was in the cart.

"Mr. Trump was not happy," said one volunteer.

Word around Trump National was that after a minor search, Trump got his golf cart returned immediately. But we heard that he was still a little miffed at the fact that someone took a cart without looking to see who it belonged to. (It's common knowledge around Trump National that when The Donald is on the grounds, the No. 13 cart is reserved for him.)

Known famously for his attention to detail and "spare no expense" philosophy, one can assume that the cart bandit got quite the tongue-lashing from Trump. Hopefully, he didn't end up like one of the axed contestants on Trump's TV show, "The Apprentice" and hear the infamous words: